State and Local Archives - Page 2 of 4

New American Economy and the American Immigration Council have merged

In the News

June 6, 2017

AL.com: Immigrants contribute $3B to Birmingham metro area’s GDP: Report

A new report has found that immigrants contributed $3 billion to the Birmingham metro area’s GDP in 2014.

Foreign-born people also constituted outsize percentages of the metro area’s employed workforce, ranks…
In the News

June 2, 2017

Statesville Record & Landmark (NC): Iredell business leaders hold immigration policy roundtable

On May 19, five Iredell County business leaders held an immigration roundtable discussion at the Langtree Group offices in Mooresville. New American Economy, a national coalition of business leaders and…
Feature

July 15, 2016

Weekend Reading:

This week, Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto and Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced new research from our organization showing that the 82,308 foreign-born residents of the region have a significant…
Press Release

April 26, 2016

Maryland Governor Signs Seal of Biliteracy Law to Recognize Bilingual Proficiency Among Maryland Students

CONTACT

Sarah Roy, New American Economy, sarah@renewoureconomy.org

ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND – Today, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed into law the Maryland Seal of Biliteracy Act, establishing a program to recognize…
Updates

January 7, 2016

Metro’s Office of New Americans to Help Foreign-Born Residents

Nashville’s stunning growth of 80 people a day is matched by an important group within that group.

The latest figures show that 12 percent of Nashville residents are foreign born.
…

About NAE

New American Economy is a bipartisan research and advocacy organization fighting for smart federal, state, and local immigration policies that help grow our economy and create jobs for all Americans. More…